Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 Story Archive
NMCB 5 Seabees Build on Safety Campaign (19 July 2007)
Pacific Seabees Deploy to Southeast Asia (3 December 2007)
Nineteen Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 departed Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme Dec. 1 to begin a six-month deployment to Southeast Asia (SEA) .
'The Professionals' Take Charge in Pacific Area of Operation (28 December 2007)
Over 600 U.S. Navy Seabees attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 "The Professionals" have deployed to Okinawa, and various other locations within the Pacific Command's (PACOM) area of responsibility (AOR) gearing up for a six-month deployment.
Seabee Slogan Now a Ship's Name (6 January 2008)
U.S. Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 deployed to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia won an Moral, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) boat naming contest Dec. 18 by suggesting the vessel be named "Can Do!," the Navy Seabees' well-known slogan.
Pacific Command Area Seabees Improve Skills with Training (31 January 2008)
U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Seabees deployed throughout the Pacific area of responsibility improved their readiness to build and fight by conducting all day training, Jan. 26.
NMCB 5 Yokosuka Seabees Report Progress of Aircraft Carrier Facility (22 February 2008)
Seabees from U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion(NMCB) 5, Detail Yokosuka, reported significant construction progress on a support facility for USS George Wasthington (CVN 73) (GW), Feb. 20.
A group of 25 Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Air Detachment (AIRDET) completed a mission to Mindanao Island in support of the Joint Republic of Philippines (RP)-U.S. Exercise, Balikatan 2008 (BK08), March 3.
NMCB 5 "Professionals" and ROK Navy perform community service (17 March 2008)
Seabees built on an enduring relationship with the Aikwangwon orphanage in Koje-do, an island of the coast of Chinhae, Korea, March 15.
A U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Sailor completed his third warfare designation on March 15, achieving this career milestone in less than four years.
Seabee Battalion Beats Physical Fitness Goal (27 May 2008)
U.S. Navy Seabees attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 at Camp Shields, Okinawa, finished their Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) early May.
NMCB 5 Seabees Prep for Deployment to Remote Areas (6 October 2008)
U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Seabees completed a homeport training project on San Nicolas Island, Calif., Sept 25.
Seabees Complete Pre-Deployment Project (22 November 2008)
After several weeks of planning and 23 days of blistering hot construction work, Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 completed a pre-deployment project at Camp Wilson on board Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 10.
Seabees Participate in Operation Bearing Duel (16 January 2009)
Approximately 600 Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 traveled to Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. to participate in the annual field training exercise (FTX) Operation Bearing Duel Dec. 1.
'Professionals' Best in the Pacific (27 January 2009)
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 was recognized for outstanding achievements during 2008 and awarded the Battle "E" as the top battalion in the Pacific Fleet Dec. 22.